Salvete Discipuli et Discipulae!!

This wiki has been made to help guide you through all of the topics we will be discussing as a class while we cover Vergil's Aeneid!

Make sure to check out each of the pages to the right in order to help understand the time period in which the Aeneid is set in addition to the time period in which it was written!

If you have any questions, be sure to bring them to class.



The following video is a great introduction to the Aeneid. It will give some history of Rome itself along with discussion of various aspects of the Aeneid which are directly connected to Rome. Enjoy! "The Aeneid in Context"



Here Aeneas, portrayed by the artist Bernini, is carrying his father, Anchises, over his shoulder while also leading his son, Ascanius out of Troy.
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